Buy an Intel SSD, Get a Key & a Ship for Star Citizen's Early Alpha

During one of the first events for the Star Citizen fan event in Germany (CitizenCon), it was announced that Roberts Space Industries has partnered with Intel to provide buyers of its newest SSD with a key to Early Alpha. The "Optane SSD 900P" series comes in two varieties: A 480Gb version for $600 or a 280Gb version for $390.

"When Intel started talking to us about new technology and how storage and memory were starting to come closer and closer together, and that there was this new storage that potentially would be close to RAM speeds and that would potentially allow us to do some different things, it was interesting to us." said RSI's COO Carl Jones.

Folks who purchase on the of the SSDs will gain access to the Sabre Raven, an exclusive ship that was designed with specifications provided by Intel. It is considered a medium-class fighter and the fastest one in its class.

We'll be sure to keep you posted about other interesting items coming out of CitizenCon over the weekend.